The Highland Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Artesia Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Highland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Pius X just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Sartans. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Sartans are ranked fifth).
Despite a strong season so far, Artesia has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Goddard on Thursday, falling 3-0. One reason for the loss might be the Bulldogs' aggressive play style: Damian Lopez and Othoniel Alvidrez were both handed yellow cards.
Highland's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8-1. As for Artesia, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
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